Pace Center for Girls, Collier at Immokalee has 3 social services positions available

Pace Center for Girls, Collier at Immokalee has 3 social services positions available (Therapist, Intake Transition Counselor, Intake Transition Counselor Spanish speaking). Please apply online or contact Jama Thurman, Reach Program Coordinator (jama.thurman@pacecenter.org, 239-842-5406) with questions.

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 Therapist (prefer Spanish-speaking)

Position Overview: The Therapist role provides prevention, diversion, and early intervention services to girls. This position is aimed at helping girls decrease risk-related behaviors by using gender-responsive, trauma-informed, and strength-based programming. In addition, the Therapist provides girls the opportunity to elevate their voices and achieve their potential, by celebrating a life defined by responsibility, dignity, serenity and grace.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Increase girls’ resiliency and protective factors by improving relationships, increasing self-efficacy, and encouraging self-advocacy
• Support girls in making decisions that will lead to productive, fulfilling, and healthy lives
• Address risk factors using holistic assessment, goal setting, and care plan development
• Utilize the Transtheoretical Model of Change, considering any history of trauma and leveraging girls’ strengths
• Provide weekly therapy services to girls using evidenced-based and research-informed therapeutic interventions
• Provide monthly family support/counseling with parents/guardians to encourage girl progression in the change process
• Provide solution-focused counseling approaches toward the resolution of risk factors for substance abuse following the standards of the Florida Administrative Codes Chapter 65D-30
• Provide crisis intervention as warranted, including risk assessments and family support
• Engage in care review meetings for girls served and provide education to the care planning team
• Collaborate with outside entities and community providers involved in girl’s care, make referrals as appropriate, and advocate for needed resources
• Facilitates family sessions and works with the girls’ natural support systems
• Conduct psycho-educational and therapy groups that are girl-centered, focusing on social-emotional and life skill development
• Provide advocacy within the community by attending conferences and public speaking events
• Provide care management services, including transportation services when needed
• Review eligibility requirements for girls entering the program, complete enrollment paperwork, biopsychosocial assessments, screening tools, care plans and transition plans
• Contribute positively toward programmatic outcomes and the collection of data to support the change process of girls

Requirements

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

Required

• Master’s degree required with a major in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy or related field required
• Minimum five years’ experience required preferably working with at-risk youth
• Current Florida driver’s license required
• Licensed as a Mental Health Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist or Clinical Social Worker or meet licensing eligibility as a registered intern
• Knowledge of case management and community behavioral health practices
• Experience using personal computers and basic office equipment required
• Knowledge of laws relating to children and families preferred

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Intake-Transition Counselor (two positions, one Spanish-speaking)

Position Overview: This position is responsible for providing intake aftercare/follow-up services to girls that are enrolling and transitioning of the Pace Program.  

Role and Responsibilities

• Serves as first contact to families and girls who are considering the Pace program.
• Conducts preliminary needs assessment and works with intake team to determine the appropriateness of placement of girls into the Pace program.
• Compiles documentation for intake as required by policy.
• Participates in the intake interview to assess the needs of each girl and family, collaborates wit the intake team.
• Shares responsibility for maintaining center census.
• Represents Pace to referral sources.
• Facilitates orientation process for new girls entering the Pace program.
• Participates in internship fairs to generate interest in Pace.
• Participates in care review meetings before girl is discharged to plan for ongoing transitional care management. 
• Coordinates aftercare services for girls and monitors, supervises and records progress while participating in transition services.
• Provides aftercare service information to the girls, caregivers and next placement after the discharge-planning meeting.
• Continues to educate and reinforce goals of individual and community responsibility.
• Provides career counseling and assistance to girls in the initiation of job interviews, job placement, and intervention when a job is lost; provides resource materials.
• Participates in family conferences as needed.
• Establishes positive relationships with outside agencies and makes resources available to all girls.
• Monitors and records the progress of girls from intake through transition and into life roles for a period of three years; documents all areas of progress assessment in accordance with Pace Center Standards and regulatory agencies.
• Plans support groups to discuss the needs of girls who have transitioned.
• Coordinates intervention with program counselor and/or appropriate referral agencies.
• Constantly evaluates progress of goals and reevaluates long/short term goals of girls in the transition program.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

Required

• Masters Degree from four-year College or University.  Major in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health, Counseling or a related field 
• Minimum three years prior experience
• Knowledge of case management practices and excellent counseling skills and crisis management skills 
• Minimum experience using personal computers and basic office equipment 
• Current Florida driver’s license 

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